Facts on Tap
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The 12oz of beer, 4-5 oz of wine, and 1.5 oz of
liquor all equal 1 drink.
What is a Standard Drink?
The
“Red Cup”
Guide to
Standard
Drinks
• Each standard drink contains the same
amount of pure alcohol.
• One standard drink will raise the blood alcohol
level of a 150lb male .02.
• Blood alcohol level is the concentration of
alcohol in your blood. The legal limit in PA is
.08.
Find out more about blood alcohol level at www.bloodalcoholcalculator.org
95.5% of WCU Students report usually doing or
always doing one or more of the behaviors below
when drinking alcohol.
• Set a limit for the
number of drinks to
have each night.
• Eating right before and
during drinking.
• Alternate alcoholic with
non-alcoholic
beverages.
• Pace drinks to 1 or
fewer per hour.
• Using a designated
driving.
• Avoiding drinking
games.